Alabama companies fight against the proposed bill that Delta 8 could prohibit

Lauderdale co., Ala. (Mess) – A state legislator is looking to make several normally legal hemp products as illegal as heroin or other controlled substances.

If approved, bill 132 of the Senate would criminalize hemp products such as Delta 8 that are normally legal.

The founder of Green Acres Organic Pharms Carmelo Parasailiti said that if this bill is approved from the farms, to the laboratories, to the windows and the consumers, each part of the process would be devastated.

“He would get us out of the business,” said Parasiliti. “It would put many people, farmers, out of business. There are many people who trust these products that would otherwise have access to something like this. “

He said his products are made of hemp that has a much smaller amount of THC than marijuana.

The bill aims to prohibit the majority of hemp forms, such as Delta 8, Delta 9 and any “psychoactive cannabinoids.”

Parasaliti said he, like many other business owners, put their entire life at the beginning of Green Acres Organic Pharms six years ago. Now they have

“We sold our house, charged in our 401K, we put all our live savings in the purchase laboratory team and a space at Shoals Business Incubator,” said Parasiliti. “And we start our research and development and start our company.”

The bill establishes that synthetic substances such as Delta 8 are not tested and not controlled, and could have a harmful impact on the health of Alabamians.

However, Parasaliti said he is licensed by the Alabama Agriculture Department and that its products are tested by a laboratory approved by the DEA.

It is not just business owners who will be affected if the bill is approved. Many people use hemp products to relieve medical problems. People like Heidi Duncan, who has breast cancer in stage 2.

“I would not have this quality of life that gives me where it makes me feel better,” Duncan said. “I think the other alternative would put more drugs and that’s not what I want. I am already full of chemotherapy medications and these other medications that the last thing I want in me is more medications. I want a more natural approach. “

It is important to keep in mind that this bill does not affect medicinal marijuana. It is not yet clear when it will be implemented.

If bill 132 of the Senate is approved, it could come into force as soon as October 1, 2025.

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